Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears bulky black painted plate armor. Her red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed black hat.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the west were limited. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and money/treasure

Flaws: Mundane, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering his clean studded leather. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He struck the Apothecary job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Military, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. Her chestnut hair is wavy and long. This violet eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Faral was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Carpenter and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she dresses like a well dressed Blacksmith does. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Her childhood dream was to be a Ploughman, but she was a colossal failure. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Blacksmith for hire.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 20 pp.